Education Next is a journal of opinion and research about education policy.

Work for Education Next as Communications Consultant

Education Next: A Journal of Opinion and Researchseeks a communications consultant. Education Next is a quarterly journal of the Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) located at Harvard University’s Kennedy School and published by the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. The journal, which specializes in education policy, may be seen online at www.educationnext.org. The position will be available beginning May 1, 2013. The communications consultant will work closely with the managing editor and with the senior web editor and other members of the Education Next staff.

Qualifications

We seek someone with excellent writing, editing, communication, and organizational skills; a familiarity with school reform issues and an appreciation for the journal’s mission. In particular, we seek individuals with a background covering education; experience with social media; an interest in working collaboratively; and an ability to keep to schedule and to work under deadline pressure.

Primary duties

• Develop media marketing plans for 20-25 articles per year, which will include writing press releases (5-6 per issue), tweets, and blog entries and communicating with journalists, policymakers, practitioners, and parents about Education Next articles and studies.